Tokelau

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Organisation / GroupAimstatus
Pacific Islands Forumto promote regional cooperation in political mattersobserver
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organizationto promote cooperation in education, science, and cultureassociate
Secretariat of the Pacific Communityto serve island development in 22 Pacific countries;to develop technical assistance and professional, scientific, and research support;to build planning and management capability
Universal Postal Unionto promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency

Names

Description

Originally settled by Polynesian emigrants from surrounding island groups, the Tokelau Islands were made a British protectorate in 1889. They were transferred to New Zealand administration in 1925. Referenda held in 2006 and 2007 to change the status of the islands from that of a New Zealand territory to one of free association with New Zealand did not meet the needed threshold for approval.

Government type

NA

Religions

Congregational Christian Church 70%, Roman Catholic 28%, other 2%

Natural Resources

NEGL

Export commodities

stamps, copra, handicrafts